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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1968
Page
1
Five divers settled into an 11 by 36 foot blue chamber to simulate a 1000-foot dive. They will stay two weeks, conduct tests, and return to the surface slowly to prevent bends in a historic depth trial. In Kansas, leaders backed a major committee restructuring reducing Senate to 18 and House to 25 committees.
Lawmakers meet under a December conference to elect officers and organize for January. Senate President pro tem is Sen Glee S Smith with minority leader Sen Harold Herd. They aim to reduce committees and combine Insurance Banks and Banking into a Commercial and Financial Institutions panel to speed major legislation and avoid scheduling conflicts.
A twin engine airliner crashed into Spotsy Lake in Southwest Alaska killing all 39 aboard. Wind to 55 mph and extreme cold hinder recovery. FAA FAA and FBI teams planned to reach the scene as investigators probe possible explosion or tail smoke. The flight was from Anchorage to several villages.
U S Command said reconnaissance found 455 indications of North Vietnamese activity in the DMZ since November 1, with American forces firing into the zone 122 times. While many indications were labeled insignificant, the data show continued brisk enemy presence and ongoing U S response. Indications included sighted vehicles trails bunkers sampans lights and small groups of soldiers.
A House Un-American Activities panel threatened to arrest witness Thomas Hayden after he used an obscene word when asked if young people should follow him. Chairman Schord and Rep. Watson urged order and suggested arrest if it recurred. Hayden said he swore in anger over a question about his leadership.
An intercepted letter titled Dear Cha contains obscene remarks about congressmen, noted for its direct targeting of a sitting legislator and shock within political circles. The fragment suggests a tense period with public and private communications clashing over norms and decorum.
TOPEKA AP new language to define an unlawful abortion was adopted Monday by the Kansas Senate Judiciary Committee as part of a criminal code revision proposed by the Judicial Council.
Buford Fisher reported that negotiations with Chanute teachers have begun focusing on salaries and fringe benefits. The board debated pass policies for staff and opened Royster Junior High and the high school gym for Sunday recreation, with hours set for January and February. The group also addressed a subdivision plan at Ardyn Heights and future needs for a new grade school.
The Chanute Tribune sponsors a Christmas decorations contest for private residences. Entries due by Monday Dec 16 with first prize $25 and $10 for second and third. Entries must be themed and viewable by day and night and not lit-only. Independent judges will assess submissions.
A lone helicopter beguiled by a stolen Piper Cherokee 140 pilot over New Jersey airspace, the craft ran low on fuel and ditched about 50 miles off Norfolk. Coast Guard rescued the 22 year old John D Hemphill of Bricktown New Jersey in reasonably good condition. The plane sank and authorities prepared to detain him in Elizabeth City North Carolina.
In Cincinnati a 14 feet high red white blue mailbox stands outside the main post office to handle the Christmas mail rush. It has three marked slots for big folks mail little folks mail and bundles. The forecast calls for fair weather tonight and Wednesday cooler tonight and a bit warmer Wednesday with low 20s to 25 and high in the upper 40s.
Copies of proposed housing ordinance are available at the City Clerk's Office in Chanute for public inspection.
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